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Old English

climban

to raise oneself using hands and feet; ascend

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A young adult woman climbs a short rock face, using both hands and feet with one knee raised toward the next foothold.
verb / noun

climb

KLYME/klaɪm/

To move upward to a higher level.

Etymology
climbOld Englishto raise oneself using hands and feet; ascend

Old English climban already described raising oneself with hands and feet, as well as ascending more generally. The selected meaning preserves that physical action of working one’s way upward.

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